A number of countries have additional driving bans for truck drivers on Saturdays and (sometimes) Fridays this summer. EVO has listed which days you should pull over your truck. The following driving bans will apply in the countries listed below this summer:
Germany
The 'Ferienreiseverordnung' applies on all Saturdays in the months of July and August from 7am to 8pm. Driving is then allowed again from 20.00 to 24.00, but after 24.00 the Sunday driving ban starts. In addition, driving bans apply on all Saturdays from 4 July 2015 to 29 August 2015, from 08.00 to 15.00 in both directions on the:
- Loferer Strasse B 178, from Lofer to Wörgl
- Ennstal Strasse B 320, from hectometer post/milepost 4,500
- Seefelder Strasse B 177, entire route
- Fenpassstrasse B 179, from Nassereith to Biberwier
France
In France, heavy trucks are banned from driving on a number of Saturdays during the summer. These 'black Saturdays' this year fall on: 11 and 25 July and 1, 8 and 22 August 2015. On these days, the additional driving ban applies from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Sunday driving ban then does not start Saturday at 10pm but two hours later, i.e. at midnight.
Austria
On a number of days, an additional driving ban applies in Austria for lorries (combinations) with a ttg of more than 7.5 tonnes with a destination Italy, or when the destination is reached via Italy.
- 7 August 2015 from 4pm - 10pm
- All Saturdays from 4 July to 8 August + 22 August and 29 August 2015
Poland
The summer driving ban in Poland for vehicles and vehicle combinations with a maximum permissible total weight of more than 12 tonnes will take effect this year on Friday 26 June 2015 (the last day of school) and will apply until 31 August 2015 (the last Sunday of the school holiday period):
- from 6pm to 10pm on Fridays,
- from 8am to 2pm on Saturdays,
- from 8am to 10pm on Sundays.
Due to public holidays, driving bans also apply on:
- 14 August from 6pm to 10pm
- 15 August from 8am to 10pm
Italy
In Italy, driving bans apply on busy Saturdays and public holidays. This is the case on 4, 11, 18 and 25 July (08.00-16.00), on 31 July (16.00-22.00), 1 August (18.00-22.00), 7 August (14.00-22.00), 8 and 15 August (08.00-22.00), 22 and 29 August (08.00-16.00)
Slovakia
In the period from 1 July to 31 August, a holiday driving ban applies on all Saturdays from 7am to 8pm. This driving ban applies to vehicles with a tmm over 7.5 tonnes on all international motorways and all main roads.
Czech Republic
In addition to the general driving ban, a holiday ban applies in the Czech Republic from 1 July to 31 August for vehicles with an authorised total weight over 7.5 tonnes:
- on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- on Saturdays and public holidays from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- on 5, 6 and 7 July from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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